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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of the trumpeter as he plays amidst all of the destruction in Krakow?
(a) He is filled with a sense of triumph and joy at his bravery.
(b) He is fearful and trembles as he plays.
(c) He is saved because someone hears him playing and rescues him.
(d) He is timid and meek.

2. In Chapter 2, whom does Pan Andrew say he has to come to see?
(a) Pan Stefan Ostrovski, his brother.
(b) Pan Jan Kanty, his friend.
(c) Pan Andrew Tenczynski, his cousin.
(d) Pan Nicholas Kreutz, his cousin.

3. What heroic act does Joseph do while in the marketplace?
(a) He bravely rescues a young girl from a dog's attack.
(b) He saves his father from being attacked by Stefan Ostrovski.
(c) He catches a Tartar trying to steal food.
(d) He saves his mother from an angry mob.

4. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?
(a) By the stranger's accent.
(b) By the stranger's food.
(c) By the stranger's foreign features.
(d) By the stranger's clothing.

5. Immediately following the fight, what decision does the stranger have to make?
(a) He needs to decide whether to chase Pan Andrew or the horse.
(b) She needs to decide whether to go to the market or go home.
(c) He needs to decide whether to kidnap Joseph or go back to Krakow.
(d) He needs to decide whether to steal the goods or chase the horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately happens to the trumpeter in 1241?

2. As Chapter 1 opens, which of the following describes the caravan?

3. When Joseph arrives at his family's destination, what does he see?

4. Which best describes the Tartars' religious belief?

5. What does the stranger offer to buy from Pan Andrew Charnetski?

(see the answer key)

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